Recent content by timio

Transit Hub would have Karen Redman, regional chair as it's a regional project.

I worked at one of the Ontario Travel Information Centres at a border crossing for a few summers and the ignorance of some travellers left me shaking my head.

402 from exit 15 -> 25 is concrete from when it was last rebuilt late 90's - early 2000's. This was the last section to be rebuilt - the standard must have changed [or contractor] because everything else was done in asphalt.

Highway 40 has been promised expansion for decades... as someone who grew up in the area, I'll believe it when I see it.

https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/construction-begins-on-interchange-on-highway-6-hanlon-expressway/ Estimated completion for the Highway 6 / Wellington 34 interchange and associated connections early 2024.

Not much different than EB at Leslie. Better to move over at Yorkdale than attempt to wait until Bayview.

There's one just west of Kitchener that's a farm / trail parking crossing with no electronic signal, just the X sign and instruction to stop.

IKEA Confederation GO, you mean.

Reminds me of the Ocean. Into Charny then back to the main line. Into Matapedia; front of train split off and went to Gaspe (when it was still a thing) then two engines return back to the front of the train to keep pulling to Halifax. Very confusing sight to see first thing in the morning when...

I'm sure many who have traveled have a story of an unfortunate breakdown at an inconvenient time. Mine includes a trip from Linz to Prague that changed from 1 train to 3 trains, 3 buses, and a 9 hour delay with a language barrier and multiple points where we thought we had been abandoned.

Going up. I don't have hard figures, but they're in the middle of a facility expansion with new baggage claim and expanded departures lounge as well as a new long-term parking. Flair has added a significant option and it seems people are taking advantage.

In looking for the location of Crewsons, I discovered satellite view has a 6 car train passing through... https://goo.gl/maps/jQXT2tF2kS2KfxJeA I guess they're not in the business of clearing tracks of trains as they are of clearing highways of cars for their imagery.

In the mid 90's a GO trainset was used to ferry passengers through the newly completed St. Clair River Tunnel between Sarnia and Port Huron for a weekend. Passengers got off on the other side and hopped back in line to return to their country of origin. Pre 2001 and a special event, but it did...

Kitchener, although spaghetti-like in nature, has it down... https://goo.gl/maps/3DwnUJQ23Tts9fqr6

Woolwich Township, of which Breslau is a part.